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The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/travelingpug on 2025-07-24 17:02:05.

I am in China currently in Shanghai and Mullvad won't connect. I've never had an issue with them before. Any ideas why? And a replacement VPN?

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The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/p0lm5mw3fo4rs6j on 2025-07-24 16:49:39.

Hello everyone,

I have a basic understanding of how Bitcoin works in general, but I’ve never actually used it myself. I often see guides and tutorials recommending anonymous payment methods like btc or cash via mail for services such as VPNs etc.

I’m wondering how I can go about acquiring Bitcoin and then using it to pay (anonymously). I live in Germany, and as far as I know, buying BTC usually requires KYC verification.

Sending cash through the mail doesn’t seem very safe to me, so I’d really like to learn how to use crypto in a way that protects my privacy and identity as much as possible.

Any advice, guidance, or tips would be greatly appreciated!

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The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/wheeler916 on 2025-07-24 10:14:30.

PSA: Use VPN to bypass the WiFi charge on flights. Prerequisite: Flight has to offer free messaging. So step one connect to aircraft WiFi, enable free messaging service, enable VPN. Then open up your browser or app and see if you can browse the web. FYI, I made this post 30k feet up in the air.

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The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/TheMandalirian on 2025-07-24 08:24:37.
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The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/stylobasket on 2025-07-23 22:19:30.

Good news for macOS users! If you’ve been waiting for split tunneling support on Mullvad for macOS Tahoe 26.0, it’s finally happening.

According to a recent update on GitHub, split tunneling will be functional in the next beta release of the Mullvad macOS app. 🎉

No need to rely on workarounds anymore, native support is coming very soon.

Stay tuned and watch for the beta update if you want to test it early!

Source : https://github.com/mullvad/mullvadvpn-app/issues/8375#issuecomment-3106118503

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The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/IndoorCloudFormation on 2025-07-23 13:23:55.

Just starting getting a VPN due to the new UK laws. Trying to buy time for Mullvad via na Amazon voucher but they're all currently unavailable. Does this happen a lot? Should I wait it out or pay cash?

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The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/ComputerIsBurning on 2025-07-23 09:55:09.

Hi Everyone..

Long time fan of Mullvad. I have what I suspect is an easy question...

I have an internal DNS server for all my bits and pieces internally. All hosts are Ubuntu desktops/servers. Obviously the VPN doesn't care about the internal DNS unless I actually enter the local DNS server in the Mullvad client. Doing that works fine.. It also works fine when the client is disconnected.

However, it also means that the DNS is leaking to my ISP (or whomever I choose to send my upstream DNS requests to). What is the best way to fix this?

As I mentioned, everything is Ubuntu, no Windows, including the DNS server (Bind9 proper, not Pihole or such). I suspect I could just send them to Mullvad but then I would be leaking DNS as standard UDP based DNS is not encrypted.

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The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/VintageLV on 2025-07-20 15:54:46.

The official Mullvad app doesn't include inclusive split tunneling, which allows you to select only certain apps to include in the VPN. However, I've recently run across Tunnl.to, which will allow you to use a Mullvad WireGuard configuration and does include both, inclusive and exclusive, split tunneling.

It's become a game changer. I was looking at alternatives, but now I have no reason to leave.

Edit:

If open-source software is a requirement for you, keep in mind that TunnlTo has always relied on Wiresock, a closed-source network driver. Using an open-source GUI for a proprietary driver offers little practical benefit in terms of transparency or security. The new version of TunnlTo is digitally signed with a Microsoft-issued code signing certificate, ensuring its integrity and authenticity.

This software is now closed source and the original driver, WireSock, was always closed source. If that's not your thing, then that's fine, but this is good for my use case.

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The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/danichh on 2025-07-20 15:17:08.

You can get Spotify Premium for less than 2$/month.

You will need two things. A VPN to India, and an Indian payment method.

For an Indian payment method you will need to use gift cards, which you can get here: https://www.g2a.com/n/spotify-india-12months

Here is how to set it up:

  1. Connect to an Indian VPN.
  2. Go to spotify.com. Click your name in the upper right -> "Account" -> "Edit personal info". change "Country or region" to India.
  3. Go to https://www.g2a.com/n/spotify-india-12months and buy a gift card. Copy the key they give you.
  4. Go to https://www.spotify.com/redeem and redeem the gift card. choose any state.

Once the gift card expires you will need to redeem another one.

Notes:

  • if you already have premium on your account, you need to cancel and let it expire. You cannot change location with an active subscription.
  • You don't need to use the VPN continuously, just once to change your location in your profile settings
  • this only works with individual plan

Enjoy.

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The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/7aBWFo8p7Wn4 on 2025-07-18 23:39:38.

I’ve been using the UDP over TCP option since I first started using Mullvad. What’re the benefits and drawbacks for each option? Thanks for ur help

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The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/Disastrous-Program64 on 2025-07-22 03:08:10.

Hello, I am trying to enable my mullvad vpn from my windows laptop in China. Previously I had no issues but now (independent of mullvad version) I cannot connect and it tells me "Network Traffic might be leaking, unable to block all network traffic. Try temporarily disabling third party antivirus or security software or send problem report". I dont have any antivirus running and it tells me "unable to send report" when I am trying to send problem report. Also I dont get email responses from Mullvad. I am using mullvad on my second windows laptop and on two android phones and do not have these issues.

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The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/greenbeanmachine16 on 2025-07-22 03:05:34.

Hi all, From a week ago I've noticed that if my phone is connected to the VPN, it will not connect to the internet. My home wifi in my phone settings says "connected without internet" and even when connected to cellular my apps say they can't reach the network.

I've been using MullvadVPN for a couple years now without any problems on any of my devices.

After some troubleshooting I've established it's only a problem on my phone(Samsung galaxy note10+) while my laptop(Linuxmint) and PC(windows10) are fine.

Even after the VPN was disconnected, my phone couldn't reach the internet so I assumed maybe my device was on a deny list for either my modem router or the ISP. I only use social media, study, and stream tv shows, nothing out of the ordinary.

I cleared the cached data for Mullvad, uninstalled, reset the phones network settings, and reinstalled Mullvad. BUT only after changing the phone wifi setting from randomised MAC to phone MAC would it reach the internet on my home wifi. So I'll leave it like that for now.

I'm open to any suggestions for why this happened or how to prevent it happening again. Also if you link a similar post with solutions that'd be appreciated as I didn't have any luck in my search. Thanks!

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The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/CT_CT_CT_CT_CT on 2025-07-19 09:37:01.

Edit: K nevermind US works, I just wasn't patient enough, lol.

~~I'm in China and Mullvad won't connect to any of the servers other than Manila, Philippines. It doesn't particularly bother me since it's working (as you can see xD) but I was just wondering why is that the case. Selecting literally any other country results in a seemingly endless connecting screen, while Philippines connect near instantly. Am I doing something wrong? I'm using the WG option.~~

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The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/Possible-Ant-9473 on 2025-07-18 06:25:50.

Share here the settings you think are safest to set up on Mullvad's VPN

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The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/Southern-Valuable-79 on 2025-07-18 01:31:36.

Planning on switching from firefox to mullvad.

I use Proton Pass extension currently and the convenience of autofill and auto saving new accounts is hard to part with.

What is the best way to implement a password manager with auto fill and auto save into mullvad? Id like to keep Proton if possible but id be willing to switch if need be.

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The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/ExtensionConference6 on 2025-07-17 21:58:28.
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The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/SeniorB2k on 2025-07-17 18:36:24.

I just reformatted my computer to windows 10 and are trying to reactivate my Mullvad account. It enters numbers on the popup but will not let me enter letters. Any solution?

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The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/Livid-Dragonfruit58 on 2025-07-17 15:27:17.

I was recently having some issues with the Albania servers, like extremely slow speeds and ads on YouTube, and now Mullvad is taking away one of the two available servers? What's going on?

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The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/Different-Swim3680 on 2025-07-17 09:22:54.

My parents are restricticting the shit out of my device (i have 1h of screentime per day). So i basically have to sideload every app with livecontainer. (I changed livecontainer’s bundle id to an app that had unlimited screentime). So it would be great if there was an updated preferably official ipa file of mullvad vpn that i could download. I found a mullvad vpn version 2025.3 from decrypt.day, this site is widelo considered reliable, but the version is a little outdated and i found it a little unsafe to download a vpn app from that kind of site.

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The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/Tarzan-Weissmuller on 2025-07-16 08:24:51.

Like many others, I have encountered the phenomenon that more and more websites are blocking VPNs lately.

Now I know that split tunnelling can spare certain apps.

Can I install a second Mozilla Firefox browser in a different folder, give this second Firefox permission, and thus be able to run certain websites?

Or is that not possible for Mullvad because it focuses on the Firefox exe regardless of where it is installed?

I'm not technical, so maybe it's just a silly question.

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The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/Brilliant_Knowledge5 on 2025-07-16 06:03:56.

How do I get the 2025.7 updater to work without failing the download of the update?

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The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/Snoo-6937 on 2025-07-16 05:08:29.

When ???

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The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/PoggerPengy on 2025-07-15 19:08:32.

I get this error message when I try connecting to Mullvad. I've tried adding inbound rules for the program files and I've tried turning off my anti-virus's built-in firewall. Nothing has worked so far, anybody know how to fix this? Thanks.

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The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/whistbelle on 2025-07-15 18:39:54.

I have a tailscale server I use to access nextcloud/vaultwarden through ssh on my pi. I want to always have my vpn (in this case mullvad) on, but I want it to be set up so that I can still access my tailscale network (basically route all network traffic through mullvad EXCEPT the DNS/url's I use to access nextcloud on my pi thru my laptop). Is this possible? Ideally don't want to pay for tailscale and don't want to pay more than 5.80 / month for mullvad.

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The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/ahothabeth on 2025-07-15 13:47:10.

Is it possible to limit the VPN to one browser and ideally one web site in that browser?

Any thoughts on the Pros/Cons of using Mullvad Browser?

Many thanks in advance.

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